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Mental health education and resources.

Boulder, CO
Joined June 2020
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Normalise men needing emotional support. Studies suggest that men are at a higher risk of suicide. Due to high stigma, men often bottle up their emotions. #mensmentalhealth is important 🤝 #Mentalhealth
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Some forms of intimacy don’t disappear after loss — they just become harder to talk about. This piece explores the quiet, complicated reality of desire, touch, loneliness, and emotional closeness after grief. The parts people often feel, but rarely say out loud.
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When a law decides who you are, it doesn't just erase your identity — it fractures your sense of safety, belonging, and self. The Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026 has just passed in India.
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And while it's being framed as protection, what it actually does is hand the state the power to decide who is "transgender enough" to deserve rights. For trans, non-binary, and gender-fluid people, this isn't abstract policy. It's chronic anxiety about legal status.
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It's being forced to prove your identity to a medical board. It's losing access to healthcare, employment, and dignity — all at once. Identity is not a government decision. And the mental health cost of being legally erased is real. #Transgenderpersonsamendmentbill
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When your parents are dying – some of the simplest, most difficult, most redemptive life advice you'll ever receive themarginalian.org/2026/03/2…
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Chronic stress structurally alters the brain, strengthening the amygdala (fear center) while shrinking the hippocampus (memory/learning) and prefrontal cortex (executive function).
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June is #MensMentalHealthMonth. It’s time to stop telling men to “man up.” Being open about your mental health is a sign of strength, not weakness. To the men reading this: You don’t need to suffer in silence. You are not alone. 💙
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Mental health isn’t just about surviving tough days. It’s about having the tools to understand what you’re feeling— and the capacity to choose what to do next. That’s agency. That’s what we’re here for. #SpeakingGrey #YouthMentalHealth #EmotionalLiteracy
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“People think I’m..impatient, fidgety, or irritated because I’m never just standing, sitting, or laying still. I constantly have to readjust my body bcos of the pain.” — Sierra B.”: buff.ly/3W6dGxk #ChronicPain #Chronicillness #spoonie #InvisibleIllness via @themightysite
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Those navigating life with chronic conditions like fibromyalgia, what daily rituals or practices help you the most? Let’s share tips and support each other on this journey. #ChronicIllness #Fibromyalgia
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daily reminder
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We’re thrilled to announce our 6th cohort of the VV Visionaries program in partnership with the #EsteeLauderEmergingLeaders Fund. We’re proud to invest in women who are challenging and redefining leadership to uplift their communities. #LeadYourWay vitalvoices.org/program/visi…
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You’re not “lazy”; you’re a human with limits, dealing with a lot at once. You deserve periods of rest, solitude, and leisure.
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